Part Time Accounts Assistant

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 29,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join their finance team in London. This part-time role offers flexibility with working hours and a supportive environment where you will assist with month-end processes, reconciliations, and financial queries. You will play a vital role in ensuring smooth operations and collaborate closely with various teams. The company provides a generous pension scheme, health cover, and ample holiday days, making it an attractive opportunity for those looking to balance work and personal commitments. If you're passionate about financial processing and teamwork, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Health Cover

Onsite Parking

24 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Proven experience in consistent and reliable financial processing.
• Ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies or unusual financial entries.

Responsibilities

• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations including accruals and prepayments.
• Support month-end close by posting journals and preparing reconciliations.
• Backup colleagues with purchase ledgers and payment runs.

Skills

Financial Processing

Discrepancy Resolution

Team Collaboration

Education

Formal Qualifications (optional)

Tools

Sage

Job description

Our successful and growing client is looking for an Accounts Assistant to work 21 hours a week over three days but is flexible on the days worked. You will work closely with the finance teams, supporting smooth month-end processes and collaborating with teams across the business.

• Based in Chessington office based.
• £29,000 (DOE) pro rata
• 21 hours per week flexible on the days worked, although prefer a regular pattern of days and hours for each week.
• Generous pension scheme
• Health cover
• Onsite parking
• 24 days holidays + bank holidays (going up by 1 day a year for a max of 5 years)

Job specification:

• Assist sales and invoicing teams with customer account queries.
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations including accruals and prepayments
• Reconcile bank statements, including month-end.
• Check credit card expenses, monitor employee compliance, and resolve missing info.
• Primary responsibility for expense claims and staff reimbursements and help support role out and training for new group wide electronic expenses system.
• Work closely with the finance team.
• Support month-end close by posting journals and preparing reconciliations.
• Backup colleagues with purchase ledgers and payment runs.
• Help with month-end close.
• Assist with projects, including for the group finance team of the parent company

Person specification:

• Proven experience in consistent and reliable financial processing.
• Ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies or unusual financial entries.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with Sage, or similar financial systems.
• Open to candidates without formal qualifications.

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